/ 2025 / Portraiture / Culture

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  chiara felmini, Italy
• Website
  https://chiarafelmini.myportfolio.com/
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/chiarafelmini/

The Nenets are an ancient nomadic people. They are reindeer herders and must move year-round to ensure their animals have the food they need, which is truly scarce here. Traditional wisdom forbids the Nenets from staying in the same place for more than 1-2 weeks to avoid depleting the land. Therefore, even during the long, harsh winter, the tents (Chum) are dismantled and the families, along with all their belongings, move a few kilometers, setting up camp again before dark.

Born in Turin in 1965, photographer since the age of 8, when I received my first camera as a gift (which I still own).
Animals have been part of my life, professional and otherwise, for over 30 years and photographing them has been an absolutely natural journey. Only later did my love for travel lead me to discover the passion for documentary and reportage photography. Photographer to tell stories, for an aesthetic and emotional research; the constant search for light, color, the moment but above all the interaction with the people I meet gives me a great boost for sharing .

Awards Many satisfactions have come from publications in sector magazines (Oasis, Photo Professional, National Geographic Italia) and from participation with good results in National and International Competitions (Oasis Photo Contest, National Geographic, Travel Photography of the Year, IPA).
I exhibited my works in Turin, Reggio Emilia, Tortona and Piobesi Torinese, as well as at the prestigious Festival of Ethical Photography in Lodi.